Sports TV Anchoring

An Interview with Ben Higgins, KGTV

KGTV 10 San Diego Sports Director Ben Higgins shares some tricks of the trade, explains why it is important to interact with the athletes he covers, and tells us how he transitioned from radio to TV sportscasting.

Videos & Additional Sports TV Anchoring Resources

The first Group Critique of 2017 packs a punch with plenty of radio and TV critiques. The radio session covers sports talk, football, basketball and baseball play-by-play. For the TV crowd Jon reviews hockey, a sports anchor/reporter reel, soccer and basketball.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

Why you need to structure your post game show

How to add clarity when you give the time and score

What to do if you feel like you need to speak faster in basketball PBP

An illustration of PBP character development

Aiming for the bigs? Discover why you need to add pitch type and location to your PBP

Root Sports Pittsburgh Reporter Robby Incmikoski (he covers the Pirates) shares tips on interviewing techniques, what to look for when critiquing your sideline reporter reel, and why he made the switch from radio to television.

KGTV 10 San Diego Sports Director Ben Higgins shares some tricks of the trade, explains why it is important to interact with the athletes he covers, and tells us how he transitioned from radio to TV sportscasting.